Song of Solomon

by Toni Morrison

Then she tackled the problem of trying to decide how she wanted to live and what was valuable to her. When am I happy and when am I sad and what is the difference? What do I need to know to stay alive? What is true in the world?

Wanna fly, you got to give up the shit that weighs you down.”

When you know your name, you should hang on to it, for unless it is noted down and remembered, it will die when you do.

Perhaps that’s what all human relationships boiled down to: Would you save my life? or would you take it?